Gunfire killed three people and injured three others during separate incidents across the city this weekend, New Orleans police said. Four of the people, including the three homicide victims, were shot during a particularly violent four-hour stretch Sunday.

Times-Picayune archive

Details of the shootings were included in weekend police incident logs released Monday.

The violence began Friday about 5 p.m. when a 54-year-old man was shot in the leg near the corner of Iberville and Marais streets. His injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

Sunday's shootings began when a 25-year-old man was shot in the back about 3 p.m. at North Roman and Pauger streets in the 7th Ward. The man, who suffered a graze wound, was approached by another man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt who opened fire on him and fled.

Police responded to a homicide in eastern New Orleans about 45 minutes later.

The bullet-riddled body of Calvin Celestine, 36, was found inside a sport utility vehicle in the 10500 block of Curran Boulevard. Paramedics pronounced him dead on the scene.

The night's next homicide was reported about 6:30 p.m. in Treme.

Kean Short, 24, was outside of a barroom near the corner of North Robertson and St. Philip streets when someone walked up behind him and shot him, police said. Kean, whom police believe was the intended target in the shooting, died at Interim LSU Public Hospital.

Police describe the gunman as a man in his 20s, about 5-foot-5 and weighing about 130 pounds. He wore blue jeans and a black hat.

The night's last homicide claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy.

Someone shot Terry Chandler outside his home in the 1200 block of Congress Street near St. Claude Avenue. Paramedics rushed him to Interim LSU Public Hospital, where he died a short time later.

Police also responded to a nonfatal shooting in eastern New Orleans just before midnight.

A 30-year-old man walking near the corner of Bunker Hill Road and Salem Drive was approached by two other men who opened fire on him. The victim was hit in the back and treated at Interim LSU Public Hospital. His condition was not disclosed.